I was doing my usual scan through of CNN when I came upon this article, Musicians play for peace to mark WWII anniversary. I wouldn't blame you if you don't bother reading it because I usually don't open links on other blogs as well. Unless, of course, on rare occassions, whatever it is interests me.

In short, selcted top notch players from world-acclaimed orchestras are coming together to give a performance which will spread the message of peace. The conductor is the conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. What makes this orchestra so special is the unique diversity and internationalism of the musicians. One part states:

"We've got a young Brazilian violinist called Pablo de Leon who is sitting alongside someone such as Elena Baskina from Novosibirsk in Siberia. And then you have someone like Nabih Bulos who plays with Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra but originally comes from Amman in Jordan.

"They really can't speak to each other but they can share the experience of playing together. Music can often do what the spoken word can't."

The last sentence just sums it up.